The 64th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has overnight issued its call for entries, and unveiled new simplified submission process.
Yahoo BrightRoll DSP debuts in NZ
The BrightRoll DSP, a leading cross-channel programmatic advertising technology provider acquired globally by Yahoo, has launched in New Zealand.
Arrivals & Departures: Young+Shand taps Geoff Joe (updated)
Young+Shand has announced the appointment of Geoff Joe in the newly created role of design director. Internationally awarded, Joe initially studied Visual Communications with a Bachelor of Design with Honours at Massey University in Wellington. His studies included extensive training in graphic design, interactive design, motion graphics and typography.
Axis late fee kicks in
Entries for Axis 2017 closed yesterday – but CAANZ’s late entry procedure immediately came to the rescue of the tardy.
MDS AdSchool grads score silver, bronze at Young Glory
“We finished last year with 100% of our teams from 2016 in the creative departments of agencies, and we’re fresh back at work today with the good news that two of those teams scored silver and bronze in the International Young Glory competition,” reports MDS AdSchool CD Kate Humphries.
Colenso #2 in global Ad Age Awards
US title Advertising Age has paid a high compliment to Colenso BBDO, naming the Auckland agency as runner-up in its International Agency of the Year competition.
Kiwibank, TVNZ gear up for Money TV
Assignment Group/OMD client Kiwibank has signed on with TVNZ as commercial partner for the new primetime Nigel Latta Mind Over Money with Nigel Latta.
Arrivals & Departures: Pead PR’s new content division taps TVNZ producer, Isentia appoints King Content ceo
Pead PR Auckland has appointed Konrad Kasiske to the newly created role of director of content. Pead PR managing director Becky Erwood says the former foreign editor in the TVNZ newsroom fills an important role in the business.
User Generated Video: The New Frontier in UGC
Rachel King & Scott Stratford are the Boston-based founding partners of EditMate; the company was founded in Auckland and is headed by Jane Ormsby. King wrote this piece exclusively for M+AD readers:
Film Construction duo’s short film wins in Houston
Film Construction rising stars Harriett Maire & Ferris Bradley have won a special category award at the CineSpace US competition for Film Best Depicting Benefits to Humanity from the International Space Station.
